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Buying your first property
For first-time buyers taking their initial steps towards purchasing a property, there are a few essential aspects that should be considered beforehand.
Property Advice
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Adrian Goslett
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03 Sep 2012
Communication is Key to Solving Letting Disputes
One of the most common problems experienced by landlords and tenants generally doesn't take place while the property is being leased. More often than not, the biggest disputes occur once the tenant has vacated the property. Who ...
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Press
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31 Aug 2012
Buy To Let Woes
Those who are considering investing in the buy to let market may just find that the banks are really not that keen to get on the bandwagon and may even be reluctant to grant a bond based on the rental income the new property is ...
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Lea Jacobs
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30 Aug 2012
The importance of doing a pre-sale inspection
Older houses have charm, elegance and space. But they can also be ticking time bombs when it comes to structural problems and latent defects – the kind you can’t see with your naked eye. Defects in older houses include poor ...
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Inspect A Home
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30 Aug 2012
Rising Building Costs Strengthen Home Prices
A quick look at the latest available building statistics shows how the pre-owned sector of the housing market is benefiting from rising building costs.
That’s the word from Berry Everitt, MD of the Chas Everitt International ...
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Press
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29 Aug 2012
Sellers Need To Clean Up Their Act
In a report in the British press this week, it was suggested that an untidy child's bedroom could knock £6 000 (R78 780) off the selling price. By the looks of things, the British are far fussier than South African buyers and it ...
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Lea Jacobs
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29 Aug 2012
Good Seasonal Pickings for First Time Home Buyers
The main reasons are interest rates of 8.5% at its lowest in 40 years, increased offerings of 100% home loans by banks, extended re-payment periods by some banks of up to 30 years as opposed to 20 years previously, as well as ...
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Anna-Marie Smith
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29 Aug 2012
Eskom Embarks on Next Energy Efficient Lighting Drive
Eskom has embarked on the next phase of its energy efficient lighting campaign whereby the power utility hopes to kick-start a shift from 50 Watt, 50mm diameter downlights to compact fluorescent lamps (CFL’s) and light emitting ...
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Jacqueline Gray
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29 Aug 2012
Bad credit Records - Main Reason for Bond Application Rejections
Bad credit records account for 32% of bond applications being rejected by banks. What is more, the banks are fairly consistent in their assessments - in more than 90% of the cases, at least three of the banks took the same ...
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Press
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29 Aug 2012
How, and why, to start investing in listed property
Statistics from the ASSOCIATION FOR SAVINGS and INVESTMENT SA show inflows of R4.6-billion into local property unit trusts for the year ended March 2011. Foreign investors are keen to get their hands on SA’s property stocks, and ...
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Cathy Nolan
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29 Aug 2012